The site of Roman turret 45A on Hadrian's Wall. It survives as consolidated masonry. Excavations date it to the Hadrianic period, and occupation ended sometime in the 2nd century AD. It appears to have originally been a free-standing structure, possibly a signal tower, and was later incorporated into the Wall. The turret is visible on air photographs.

Turret 45a was built prior to the Wall. It lies about 100 yds. short of the normal distance, and may be a signal-tower independent of the system. Excavation in March 1959, and consolidation by M.O.W, followed two previous examinations in 1912 and 1883. (2-4)

Scheduled. (5)

The turret walls are well preserved and attain an average height of 1m. Published Survey (25") correct. (6)

Two centurial stones found in 1959 25 ft. and 155 ft. respectively W. of Turret 45a (7) have been deposited by MPBW in the Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne (8). (7-8)

Excavation in 1959 showed that the structure was in fact Hadrianic and not Trajanic as has been suggested. Pottery found suggests an occupation coming to an end in the 2nd. century. (9)